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Toxin-Antitoxin Systems MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Toxin-Antitoxin Systems
Tree Number(s)
G06.773
Unique ID
D000075704
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000075704
Scope Note
Mechanisms that allow bacteria and archaea to rapidly adapt to changing environmental conditions via a toxin, produced during adverse conditions, that inhibits a specific vital process, and a partner antitoxin that blocks the effects of the toxin, under normal growth conditions.
Public MeSH Note
2018
History Note
2018
Date Introduced
2018/01/01
Last Updated
2018/01/01
Toxin-Antitoxin Systems Preferred
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